美联社新闻一分钟 2005-07-17

1.In London Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair warns an evil ideology¹ of Islamic extremism is bent² on spreading terror through the West.

2.Authorities on 3 continents widen their hunt for evidence in their investigations³ of the London terror blasts whose death toll⁴ again rises.

3.Palestinian leader Abbas urges militants⁵ to halt attacks on Israel and recommit to a Mideast truce⁶ in tatters amid a wave of violence.

4.Hurricane Emily strengthens as it sweeps along southern Jamaica's coast, set to pass coast of Grand Cayman then smash into Mexico's Yucatan.

5.After all the hype and midnight madness, the new Harry⁷ Potter book gets rave⁸ reviews from critics and fans alike all over the world.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.ideology:n.a set of beliefs on which a political or economic system is based, or which strongly influence the way people behave.

2.widen:v.to become larger in degree or range, or to make something do this.
eg.The gap between income and expenditure⁹ has widened to 11%.

3.recommit:v.to give someone your love or support in a serious and permanent way again.

4.in tatters:if a plan or someone's reputation is in tatters, it is ruined.
eg.His credibility is in tatters after a series of defeats and failures.

5.smash:v.to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it.
eg.Several cups fell to the floor and smashed to pieces .

6.hype:n.attempts to make people think something is good or important by talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc - used to show disapproval¹⁰.
eg.Some experts are concerned that the new drug won't live up to all the hype.

7.rave:adj.strong praise for a new play, book etc, especially in a newspaper or magazine.
eg.The performance earned them rave reviews from critics.

8.alike:adv.used to emphasize that you mean both the people, groups, or things that you have just mentioned.
eg.I learned a lot from teachers and students alike.

1 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

2 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

3 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

5 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

6 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

7 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

8 rave   

vi.胡言乱语；热衷谈论；n.热情赞扬

参考例句：

• The drunkard began to rave again.这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。
• Now I understand why readers rave about this book.我现明白读者为何对这本书赞不绝口了。

9 expenditure   

n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗

参考例句：

• The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
• The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

10 disapproval   

n.反对，不赞成

参考例句：

• The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
• They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。